Lecture not mandatory but section is with one section being dropped. The workload is super manageable but the content is difficult. It is very easy to get lost even if you go to the lectures. The average on the midterm was 40%. Your final grade is curved at the end. Wainwright is a super chill guy and will remember if you come to the lectures.

midterm was hard, but he curved a lot. Final was super essay, as far as i know a lot of people get full credits. However, his lecture was boring, but you have to go there since the explainations on the textbook were not clear. If you only read the textbook, it will be hard to get an A.

The first half of the quarter's content was covered really quickly and pretty confusing, but he slowed down a lot in the last half. Once he slowed down, I actually liked his lectures. The midterm was quite long so scores were very low, but he curved the whole class a lot at the end. The final was reasonable.

Midterm and final were difficult (especially the midterm), He accounts for it with a huge curve. Curves the entire class grade in the end Explains things clearly and throroughly answers questions Some people don't like his teaching style, but if that's the case, attendance isn't mandatory he provides a textbook that explains the material well

Professor Wainwright is a super nice guy and very helpful during office hours, but unfortunately mundane during lecture. His slides are ripped from the textbook with little elaboration, and his examples are also from the book, but often skip "trivial" steps which can make them hard to follow during lecture. Homework is graded on completion.

Gives long exams that make it difficult to finish in time but he very generous curves

While Brian isn't the worst teacher, he definitely fumbled the midterm W24 (avg. was ~50% after curve). I scored extremely low but still managed to pass the class after numerous office hour visits and practice. My advice to succeed is to do extra HW prob. from the book as he uses it for tests Grade Scale was 30 HW, 15 Section, 25 Midterm, 30 Final.

Sped through example problems in lecture, had to do a lot of review outside of class. Midterm was unreasonably short but he did curve it and the final had several problems drawn directly from the textbook, overall difficulty was pretty manageable. As long as you study consistently w/ examples from the textbook you should pass, could have been worse

His tests are the most unreasonable exams I have ever taken at this school. His lecture notes are oftentimes disorganized. At least bro seems like a nice guy

He is simply committing a crime

Lectures weren't too helpful, but it was Wainwright's first time teaching the class and he usually would go through slides too quickly. We had four two hour long take home difficult quizzes, but it helped prepare a lot for our final. HW is completion based (you get to correct it). Overall very difficult course, but also learned a lot from it.

Wainwright is a very caring professor. The material is difficult and lectures can be confusing BUT the grading scale is generous and there's extra credit (up to an additional 10% on quizzes). The quizzes were challenging but take home and open note. He announces extra credit and quiz content in class (which saved my grade) so attend lecture!

Wainwright may intend to be a good teacher, but his help is limited. His lecture is just reading off the slides and he doesn't give enough explanation to help understand. Hw question are either too difficult or too easy, also too many proof question. He didn't provide enough review material for final either. Self-study might be a better strategy.

His lecture is dull and unhelpful. You can learn this course by reading the lengthy PowerPoint every week. There are four really difficult quizzes and one final exam (difficulty is manageable). Since the average for quizzes is low, it's important to get extra credits by going to TA's office hours and giving pre on additional problems.

Lectures are uninteresting and slow. Sections are somewhat useful but definitely skippable if attendance weren't graded.

He was quite passionate about statistics and explained everything really clearly, although the lectures did get a little boring. Drops 3 sections which are required attendances, but I genuinely loved my TA so much and she was very helpful! Doing the homework and test reviews pretty much completely prepares you for the exams!

He was super helpful!! Lecture was only twice a week and an hour and 15 each so it was hard to stay focused because he just yapped. GO TO OFFICE HOURS!! He is really good in a small setting and helps you with the homework. Do practice exams, frqs were always pretty easy I would get tripped up by the MCQ on the tests. He is the goat!

Honestly this class is pretty easy if you are consistent with the Homework and attend lectures. Practice exams he provides is very similar to the actual exams.

lectures are long and full of new information every time but he does a good job explaining content especially if you ask questions. only 6 homework assignments for the whole course and each one only takes 1-1.5 hr. he's funny and always kept it interesting i liked his class overall!

Exams are straightforward but lectures are very boring. Much of it can be learned on your own by glancing at the lecture slides a couple times afterward.

easiest pstat5ls class ever he was so great. reminds me of my dad a little bit but not in a weird way. GOAT!

Third class with Wainwright, super chill, lecture not required but helpful as he explains nuance and is responsive to lecture questions. Go to office hours with actual questions and you should be set for exams. Homework can be done with a partner which makes them super manageable.

Brian can be very charismatic in his lectures, and explains the content well enough. The course contains a lot of difficult content to cover but his grading scale is very lenient, however the exams (particularly the midterm) were very nitpicky on the particular content used, and covered 50% of the final grade; section attendance was also required.

No curve at all. The exams are straightforward but covers an insane amount of content, so it's really hard for you to memorize every detail clearly. However, those things that you fail to notice are highly likely to appear on the exam. Afterall it's a tough course and the professor is not good.